Terry, David and Gary on this excursion consisting of 1 x 62 minute and 1 x 57 minute dives in water depths up to 21.7 m, 15 m viz, 20 C water temp and light surge.
Again the weather report was looking good with the swell deminishing, so the trio went out and wide. Surface conditions were nice. This site has a large wall and produced quite a few nudibranchs. Of interest were Goniobranchus albopunctatus, Phyllidiella annulata and of course Phyllidiopsis shireenae our newest addition to our species list.
Number of each species sighted: 1st dive/2nd dive
* Species with highest specimen count
Ardeadoris angustolutea 2/-
Ardeadoris sp. 2 2/-
Cadlinella ornatissima 1/1
Ceratosoma tenue 1/-
Chromodoris elisabethina 4/5
Chromodoris kuiteri 2/1
Cratena simba -/2
Dermatobranchus sp. 7 1/-
Diversidoris flava -/1
Doriprismatica atromarginata 2/6
Flabellina rubrolineata 2/-
Flabellina sp. 1 -/1
Glossodoris sp. 4 2/-
Glossodoris vespa 1/-
Goniobranchus albopunctatus -/1
Goniobranchus collingwoodi 2/-
Goniobranchus decorus 1/-
Goniobranchus geometricus 2/2
Goniobranchus splendidus 2/1
Goniodoridella savignyi -/1
Gymnodoris alba 1/-
Halgerda tessellata 1/-
Hexabranchus sanguineus -/1
Hypselodoris jacksoni -/1
Hypselodoris obscura 1/-
Hypselodoris sp. 2 1/-
Hypselodoris tryoni 1/-
Phyllidia ocellata 1/3
Phyllidia vericosa 2/2
Phyllidiella annulata -/1
Phyllidiella lizae 2/2
* Phyllidiella pustulosa 4/7
Phyllidiopsis shireenae 1/- Our 749 Species
Sagaminopteron psychedelicum 1/1
Tambja morosa 3/4
* Thuridilla splendens 3/8
Tenellia sp. 33 1/-
Verconia norba 1/1
Verconia romeri -/1
Verconia simplex 1/-
Our ride awaits
Substrate
Phyllidiopsis shireenae Our 749 Species
Tambja morosa
Chromodoris kuiteri
Flabellina rubrolineata
The Wall
Phyllidiopsis shireenae Our 749 Species
Dermatobranchus sp. 7
Halgerda tessellata
Goniobranchus collingwoodi
Goniobranchus collingwoodi
Chromodoris elisabethina
Flabellina sp. 1
Surface conditions
Sagaminopteron psychedelicum
Phyllidiella pustulosa
Tenellia sp. 33
Tambja morosa
Glossodoris sp. 4
Glossodoris sp. 4
Goniobranchus geometricus
Phyllidia vericosa
Goniobranchus albopunctatus
Hypselodoris jacksoni
Phyllidia ocellata
Goniobranchus splendidus
Phyllidiella pustulosa
Thuridilla splendens
Phyllidiopsis shireenae Our 749 Species
Cratena simba
Doriprismatica atromarginata
Phyllidiopsis shireenae Our 749 Species
Glossodoris vespa
Hexabranchus sanguineus
Goniodoridella savignyi
Phyllidiopsis shireenae Our 749 Species
Ceratosoma tenue
Cadlinella ornatissima
Hypselodoris sp. 2
Ardeadoris angustolutea
Verconia norba
Hypselodoris tryoni
Chromodoris kuiteri
Goniobranchus splendidus
Phyllidiella annulata
Verconia romeri
Verconia simplex
